How-To: Valentine Heart Chain + Felt Ornament & Garland Ideas
This project began as a fun paper heart chain project with my son and evolved (as many projects do!) into a few different ideas.
Paper Crafts
Origami, letterpress, linocuts, laser-cuts, pepakura, pop-ups, flip-books, silhouettes, machรฉ, and more.
Printable Cupid From Heidi Kenney
Heidi Kenney of My Paper Crane has a fun Cupid printable up over at The Thompson Family-Life that would make for a quick and easy Valentine project. Head on over and check it out!
Quilled Anatomy by Sarah Yakawonis
As Ann Martin of All Things Paper pointed out in her tweet, “Quilling is not all hearts and flowers.” Indeed. She shared this stunning piece of quilled artwork from Sarah Yakawonis, who used quilling to depict the veins of the head. The details are fascinating, and the additional close-up pictures on her web site are […]
How-To: Flower Power Heart Card
Here’s a colorful card to make and send to your valentine. It features the rolled paper craft called quilling and is simple enough for children to do.
Watercolor Valentines
Brooklyn Bride has a great tutorial on how to make these pretty watercolor Valentines. The first holiday card-making season is officially on.
“Naturally Sweet” Sticker Valentine
After having almost cracked a tooth on some stale candy hearts this weekend, these DIY sticker Valentines from Twig and Thistle put a smile on my face. You can download the PDF and print on sticker paper to make your own “naturally sweet” valentines. (I love Kathleen’s “sweet tooth” valentine templates from last year, too, […]
How-To: Lace-Print Stationery
I love the delicate feel and beautiful softness of this lace-print stationery from Martha Stewart. You could use the technique to create Valentines, or just lovely stationery for everyday use.
